D.Minn.: Exigency justified entry of a hotel room to freeze it against destruction of evidence

Exigency justified entry of a hotel room to freeze it against destruction of evidence. “Lakedon, the registered occupant of the room, answered the door while engaged in a conversation on her cellphone. The reasonableness of Officer Thul’s concern is apparent. Even after the officers removed Lakedon from the room, the officers did not know whether the room was secure because the location of the Honda’s driver remained unknown. Officer Thul reasonably believed that another individual could be in the hotel room either destroying evidence or preparing to ambush the officers. These exigent circumstances justified the warrantless entry into room 219. St. Clair’s objection to the denial of his motion to suppress on this basis is overruled.” United States v. Brandon, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 107870 (D. Minn. June 19, 2020).

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